1997 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates

This is a list of the 38 players who earned 1998 PGA Tour cards through the PGA Tour Qualifying Tournament in 1997.[1]

#PlayerPGA Tour
starts		Cuts
made		Notes
1United States Scott Verplank2551312 PGA Tour wins
2United States Blaine McCallister4052345 PGA Tour wins
T3United States Lee Porter5716
T3Trinidad and Tobago Stephen Ames332 European Tour wins; 1 Nike Tour win
T5United States Spike McRoy287
T5United States Franklin Langham36151 Nike Tour win
T7United States Sonny Skinner83322 Nike Tour wins
T7United States Jim McGovern2271251 PGA Tour win
T9United States Bob Gilder6033986 PGA Tour wins
T9United States John Riegger5517
T9United States Bruce Fleisher4342671 PGA Tour win
T9Republic of Ireland Richie Coughlan00
T9United States Vance Veazey00
T9United States Guy Hill31
T9United States Hugh Royer III66254 Nike Tour wins
T9United States Kent Jones21
T17Sweden Niclas Fasth003 Challenge Tour wins
T17United States Kevin Wentworth10
T17United States J. P. Hayes88421 Nike Tour win
T20United States Tim Conley26102 Nike Tour wins
T20United States Jim Estes601 Nike Tour win
T20Mexico Esteban Toledo3312
T20United States Steve Jurgensen38201 Nike Tour win
T20Republic of Ireland Keith Nolan00
T20United States Tom Pernice, Jr.16362
T26United States John Morse114601 PGA Tour win
T26United States Clark Dennis146631 Nike Tour win
T26United States Craig Barlow10
T26Australia Bradley Hughes48224 PGA Tour of Australasia wins
T26United States Dicky Pride118451 PGA Tour win
T26Canada Mike Weir164
T26United States Jeff Gallagher35121 Nike Tour win
T33United States Bob Friend47221 Nike Tour win
T33Malaysia Iain Steel101 Nike Tour win
T33United States Mark Wurtz58281 Nike Tour win
T33United States Bobby Gage20
T33United States Tim Loustalot2462 Nike Tour wins
T33United States Lan Gooch30

     PGA Tour rookie in 1998

1998 Results

PlayerStartsCuts
made		Best
finish		Money list
rank		Earnings ($)
United States Scott Verplank27222181,223,436
United States Blaine McCallister3022T11125228,304
United States Lee Porter3017395325,415
Trinidad and Tobago Stephen Ames*1610383357,859
United States Spike McRoy3212T6145179,770
United States Franklin Langham3018T2117248,412
United States Sonny Skinner3114T20179109,418
United States Jim McGovern2818T25180106,726
United States Bob Gilder3112T9143186,913
United States John Riegger2916T20162150,874
United States Bruce Fleisher25134134201,086
Republic of Ireland Richie Coughlan*3118T9151174,035
United States Vance Veazey*296T3321241,145
United States Guy Hill*2711T2419971,495
United States Hugh Royer III3111T5166143,963
United States Kent Jones*2917T12171133,339
Sweden Niclas Fasth*153T3024520,360
United States Kevin Wentworth*2812T9119245,174
United States J. P. Hayes2212Win51555,272
United States Tim Conley26105169140,355
United States Jim Estes*268T1619773,438
Mexico Esteban Toledo3018T393327,244
United States Steve Jurgensen2920T618788,783
Republic of Ireland Keith Nolan*254T4725117,203
United States Tom Pernice, Jr.2715255520,400
United States John Morse237T1721043,140
United States Clark Dennis2614T375401,440
United States Craig Barlow*2913T1418398,111
Australia Bradley Hughes2310T280370,767
United States Dicky Pride264T2723427,680
Canada Mike Weir*2713T5131218,967
United States Jeff Gallagher2918T6113259,769
United States Bob Friend3014257491,189
Malaysia Iain Steel*247T4023229,143
United States Mark Wurtz234T1721340,215
United States Bobby Gage*235T2222533,881
United States Tim Loustalot2411T2152172,918
United States Lan Gooch*221T483403,173

*PGA Tour rookie in 1998
T = Tied
     The player retained his PGA Tour card for 1999 (finished inside the top 125)
     The player did not retain his PGA Tour card for 1999, but retained conditional status (finished between 126-150)
     The player did not retain his PGA Tour card for 1999 (finished outside the top 150)

Winners on the PGA Tour in 1998

No.DatePlayerTournamentWinning scoreMargin of victoryRunner-up
1 Jun 14 United States J. P. Hayes Buick Classic –12 (66-67-68=201) Playoff United States Jim Furyk

Runners-up on the PGA Tour in 1998

No.DatePlayerTournamentWinnerWinning scoreRunner-up score
1 Apr 26 United States Scott Verplank
Lost in playoff		 Greater Greensboro Chrysler Classic Namibia Trevor Dodds –12 (68-69-70-69=276) –12 (67-71-66-72=276)
2–3 Jul 19 United States Franklin Langham Deposit Guaranty Golf Classic United States Fred Funk –18 (69-64-69-68=270) –16 (67-67-70-68=272)
United States Tim Loustalot –16 (69-69-68-66=272)
4 Jul 26 Australia Bradley Hughes CVS Charity Classic United States Steve Pate –15 (70-65-67-67=269) –14 (68-69-67-66=270)
5 Aug 9 United States Scott Verplank (2) Buick Open United States Billy Mayfair –17 (70-69-65-67=271) –15 (71-67-71-64=273)
6 Aug 17 United States Tom Pernice, Jr. AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am United States Phil Mickelson –14 (65-70-67=202) –13 (67-69-67=203)
7 Sep 13 United States Bob Friend
Lost in playoff		 Bell Canadian Open United States Billy Andrade –11 (68-69-69-69=275) –11 (69-67-68-71=275)

See also

References

  1. ↑ "PGA Tour Qualifying Tournament results". The Oklahoman. December 9, 1997. p. 26.
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